The Soul of The Great Bell

The Son of Heaven had instructed an official Kouan-Yu to create a bell that would be heard for one hundred li. Kouan-Yu and his laborers worked hard to finish the bell. They showed it to the Son of Heaven but the Son of Heaven was disappointed for the metals failed to mix with each other. They tried and worked harder for the second bell but it was the same. The Son of Heaven was frustrated and ordered the death of Kouan-Yu if he cannot produce the bell on his third try.

Ko-Ngai, daughter of Kouan-Yu was afraid of his father's fate so she had consulted an astrologer to help his father. The astrologer advised that it will only be successful if a maiden will be melted into the crucible. So on the day of the third casting of the bell, she leapt in the crucible. Kouan-Yu was devasted however, everyone was surprised because the bell turned out to be more beautiful than the Son of Heaven had wished for.

Intro

This story was written by Lapciado Hearn he was a international writer, who is known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories. The characters of the story are Ko- Ngai, Daughter of Kouan-Yu and the one who sacrificed herself.  Kouan-Yu, a worthy mandarin and father of Ko-Ngai. Yung-Lo a God leader who was interested in keeping his kingdom at peace. Celestial August, the son of heaven.

This blog will talk about the Soul of the great bell on Beijing, China. My opinions are also included. Pictures are also found in this blog.

Body

The story was entitled the soul of the great bell because according to my research in brainly.ph I found out that the meaning is because Ko-Ngai sacrificed herself to save her father and to make the great bell. And she sacrificed herself. And also, that's why whenever they will hear the sound of the bell, they'll say "That’s Ko-Ngai crying out for her shoe" because the people knows the history behind the great bell and for me. The saying symbolizes the love of Ko-Ngai towards her father and it is really thoughtful for everyone that they appreciate the effort of Ko-Ngai and her dad.

This story is fun but I don’t like the story a little because there is so many girls in Beijing that is a virgin, and the one who leaped was Ko-Ngai. Ko-Ngai does not deserve to die because she is a kind and a loving daughter. I could suggest anyone that is willing to sacrifice their lives for Kouan-Yu the official in Beijing to sacrifice them selves to save the life of Kouan-Yu and offer something to the family of the one who sacrificed to thank their loving ang kind hearts.

Conclusion

Before, I thought stories are just for kids, but when I read this story I’ve changed my mind because I have learned something. I have realized that sometimes we just have to sacrifice anything just to save or help others. Sacrifice takes great big responsibility.

References

https://www.urbandictionary.com/

https://www.slideshare.net/Marisalgold/the-soul-of-the-great-bell

https://brainly.ph/